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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1920.
MIDDLE GROUND
TREATY; FORCES
. GAIN STRENGTH
' EffprtJtoHteRatincationof
Treaty Apparent! Subject Grip
Senators at Washington
Washington, Jan. 1. CWASHING
TON BUREAU OF "THE J OUR
NAJL) At the day for thej reas
sembling 1 f congress approaches,
capitot: and sonata office buMdings
are buozln with discussion pf the
- peace treaty"; cons prom lse. I twos
' and threes and! gwupa t otjlarger
numbers, meeting S'bmethnet py ap
pointment and eotnetlmes by chance.
.senators ct Doth 'parties lr talking
over, the basis of agreement on res
ervations. --; ' V:' I '.
. One of the most rotable developments
Is the increasing strength of the middle
C rounders and thelf restlessness over the
failure of leaders. jo take more definite
- action. ; Mild ' reservation, Republicans
are reinforced by (some who have gen
orally supported Lodge's program, but
any that the time ;fer quibbling is over,
- Amon the Democratic senators is a sim
ilar movement toward Concessions and
final action. ;.
ARTICLE X BUGABOO
- Article X la "till described as the great
; stumbling block, but in the last two
day! Senator llltchcwk, leading the ad
t 'ministration forces, has advanced serious
' objections to the ijenroot reservation on
the voting- strength in the- assembly of
' the league. He has disclosed that he
conferred with Eatf Grey, retiring Brit-
,tsh ambassador, "and that he anticipates
: objection from the- British self-govern
i Ing colonies, though not from Great
Britain herself, as to any reservation
which would virtually exclude these col
onies from participation in the assembly,
: I. n root's reservation would have that ef
fect, even when the United States Is not
concerned in the . matter In dispute.
WOBDIXGS ABEl PROPOSED
Differences overjf Article X are funds
mentally as to whether the moral obit
", gation on the pari of the United States
, shall be recognised.
Various wordings are being proposed,
although nothing yet 1s agreed on.
r Pomerena, Democrat of Ohio, who
: i was In conference with Lodge, made sug
. gegtlens which go further than Hitchcock
Is understood.. to havo proposed. Hitch
"cocjt says that . for sake, of agreement
. he Is willing to "go a good ways," and
what he wants is understood by at least
one group of Republicans.
Lodge la still foxlly fencing to keep
Republicans together and hold as nearly
- as possible'; to comnrf ttee reservations,
which he .pronounce! the Irreducible
minimum, but- now sees threatened by
the get-together movement. He Is being
prodded from eofth sides by ratlfyers
. and Irreconcilable". .
x snaky is Horeput
- . McKary 1s actively partictoatina- in a
-series f informal conferences which are
' continually going forward and expresses
confidence, that agreement and raUflca
, , tlort wltt result; though he it unwilling- to
haaard a guess as to when this will be
accomplished.
- Chamberlain declared that he will sup
port the ratifying movement without re
. gard to sponsorship.
"I will vote to ratify with reservations
wm mild as possible," he said, "whichever
slde it comes from. I hope to see the
treaty ratified at! an early date, an I
will Join with others In a sincere effort
to this end."
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Areusrd of Driving When Drunk
'. Lee A. Senn was arrested at' Fifth
and College streets about midnight by
ratrolmen- Wiles? Stiles and Wright on
a charge of driving an automobile
while intoxicated.
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,..'- Afternoons and Evenings .
S -tV. C. KliOWLES,i Director ;
Comihr Sat. Ethel Clayton
Physician Hejd for
Alleged: Murder of
His Off ice Girl
Louisville, Ky Jan. L-U. P. Dr.
Christopher Schott 42. ' u bound over
to a grand Jury here lata yesterday in
connection with the death by shooting
Of Elisabeth Ford Griffith, IT. hit office
attendant Ball of 11000 for the physi
cian's release wae- furnished.
Decision to turn the case over to- the
grand Jury followed attacks : by four
witnesses on the statement of Dr.
Schott that he was not at-his office be
.tweea 1:30 and I p. m. December 14,
the day of the shootings
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TO BE PROSECUTED
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U. S. District Attorney at Salt
Lake Files Complaint Charging
Gross Law Violation.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 1. (I.
N. 8.) Marking the first prosecu
tion of its kind instituted in Utah
and based upon Information obtained
lb Chicago, the United States district
attorney has filed a complaint
against the Peoples' Sugar company
and officers of the company charg
ing them with profiteering.
The sugar company's factory is at
Morodi. Utah, and its offices at Salt
Lake City. The four counts on which
the complaint ia based follow :
1. Sold on December 20 to the Goelitx
Confectionery company, .Chicago. 880
100-pound bags of sugar at 20 cents s
pound.
2. Sold on December zz to" John F.
Lalla A Co.. Ul bags of sugar at 20
cents a pound.
3. Sold on December 23 to Steele, Wed
les company, Chicago, 880 100-pound
bags of sugar at 20 cents a pound.
4. Sold on December 29 to Foley Bros.,
St Paul and Minneapolis, 880 bags at 20
cents a pound.
Conviction will render the defendants
liable to a. maximum fine of 85000 or
three years In prison.
Walla Walla Has
New Commissioner
Walla -Walla, Wash., Jap. .. If W.
Craig Ferguson, son-in-law ef W. W,
Baker, vice president of - the Baker
Boyer National bank, has been named
commissioner of finance of the city, of
Walla Walla, succeeding A. K. Dice,
who resigned to become connected with
the Union '.Trust company. , ...
Actress Is Killed
111 Auto Accident
Philadelphia. Pa.. Jan. 1. (I. N. &
Miss Venlta. KItxhugh. aged 24, a .New
York .'actress,, who .recently returned:
from ' London, was hurled 60 feet over
a bridge here today and Instantly killed
when an automobile in which she was
riding crashed into the bridge railing.
Several other persons in the machine
suffered minor injuries.
Senator Chamberlain
Is 66 Years Old Today
United States Senator George E.
Chamberlain la 68 years old today,
which fact la being taken advantage of
by numerous of his Portland friends in
the shape of messages sent him wish
ing him not only a happy New Tear,
but many returns of the anniversary.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
MOORE in
in "The 13th Commandment'
43 CASUALTIES-
TRAFFIC MISHAP
Automobile Accidents. Responsible
for 34 Deaths Safety Cam
paign Cuts' December Ratio.
From Pate One)
Terwllllger
auto.
boulevard. ., Driving, own
January 18, Joe. Him, SO Second street,
struck at Fifth and Alder - streets by
auto In charge of Mrs. C. 7U Klernan,
1893 Dwlght street Pedestrian crossing
street
January 21. William J. Cooper, 20.
8921 Sixty-fifth avenue southeast, fell
underneath Mount Scott car at 103d
Street. Trying to board moving car. .
January 21. Samuel Porter, 392 Kast
Ninth street, struck by streetcar at East
Tenth and Morrison streets. Pedestrian
crossing street
February 1 Guy N. Corey, 508 Tilla
mook street, fell underneath St Johns
car ' at Fessenden and Jersey streets.
Attempting to board moving car. .
February 12, lira, W. E. Bowers,
497 East Couch street, hit by auto of
Dr. F. Post, 11SS Hawthorne avenue, at
East Thirty-fifth street and Hawthorne
avenue.- Pedestrian, crossing street
. February 20, Julius 0. Thayer, aged
17. 123 East Thirty-third street, run over
by Sunnyslde car at East Thirty-second
and Belmont Walked behind one street
car and killed by another coming from
opposite direction.
February 22. - Walter Pri chard, 449
East Ash street, hit by automobile of
William Dean, S80 Yamhill street, at
East Eighth and! Ash streets. Walter
on roller skates.
March 11, Fred W. Hoatord, aged 4.
495 East Forty-third street hit by
auto of Dr. J. C. O. Wiley at Washing
ton and King streets. Boy ran out in
street in front of auto.
March 11, Mrs. H. L. Ganoe, 1121 Ar
nold street Auto in , which she was,
riding hit by Irving ton car at Fifth and
CMch streets.
April 10. Henry AT Cavender. 770 East
Eighth street killed in runaway acci
dent at East Tenth and Lincoln streets.
April 27. Ruth Lenon. 1242 1-ast Har
rison street run over by auto In charge
of D. H. Beck,; 528 Belmont street at
East Forty-eighth and Belmont streets.
Girl stepped off curb.
May 4. Toshlya SI to, 131 Russell
street run over by auto of Mrs. L. D.
Pierce, 143 Knott street, at AJsajfa ave
nue and- Russell street GlrlJkaff out in
street , , .
May 19, Andrew J. Becco, 43S East
Ankeny. , riding on motorcycle tandem
seat . His head hit lamp post on Ter
wllllger boulevard..- Emit Newman, 803
East Sixth street driving motorcycle.
May 25. Boyd ,Traylor, aged 27, 649
East Ankeny street fatally injured
while trying to board moving streetcar
at Peninsula avenue and Lombard
street.
May- 87, Carl C Porter, 482 Norrls
street struck by Gresham car at the
Oaks.
May 28. Miss Edna Gaynor, 210 Hall
street killed when sightseeing pus over
turned at Peerless Place and Haselfern.
May 28, George C. Held, 1069 Halght
i avenue, same.-as MIsa Qaynor.
June 10, John saastaimonen, sbz inter
state avenue, riding bicycle and ran
down by auto truck in charge of Edward
Zlegler, 1692 Hereford street Accident
at Willamette and Wabash boulevards.
June 16, Herbert O. Rlma, 1U5 Minne
sota avenue, hit by auto of R. L. Smith,
418 Willamette boulevard, at Albtna ave
nue and Buffalo street Rlma ran around
streetcar In front of auto.
Jane 22, George Campbell struck by
streetcar while driving his own auto
mobile.- Accident at East Seventh -and
Multnomah streets.
July IS.. Mrs. Ethel Hughes, 1806 Olln
Street, collision between motorcycle and
wsgon ; four people riding on motorcycle,
Ralph Beden, 375 Lombard street drtv
ing. Wagon driven by C. E. Rogers,
406 Willis boulevard.
Accident
at
Greeley and Lombard.
July 16. Miss Francis Suttle, 52,
Everett street, struck; by auto
665
at
Elghteeith and Everett streeta on June
15 : T. W. Sullivan of 101 Tenth street.
uickuii ikjr, miring.
August 1. Fred Goodfellow, 1420 Ma-
drona street, killed in collision between
wood wagon he was driving and auto
mobile in charge of Clayton Miller, -205
North Twentieth street Accident at
Albina avenue and' Goldsmith street
Police charged Miller with driving auto
while intoxicated, .
August 9, Paul Carcick, 26 North
Tenth street; collision between his
motorcycle ' and auto truck' at East
Eleventh and. Spokane avenue; Louis
Erlckson. 28 North Eighth street drlv
lng truck. Carcick alleged to have been
trying to elude police speed officer.
August 18. Archie Sherman, Milwaukie,
struck by auto at Fourth and Alder
streets; died August 23. Auto in Charge
xxeai js. Dawson, Z2 Heights Terrace.
August 22,' Kenneth Oberetaller.
East Fourteenth street child ran
In
front auto at East Fourteenth and An
keny streets: auto in charge of D. E.
Newsom, 201 Hazel .Fern place.
August 27, Harvey Sloan, 2040 East
Yamhill street boy-ran over by auto of
L. J. Lamb, 262 Sixth street at East
Eighty-second and Taylor streets.
September Z, t Jens Olson, Quimby
hotel, crushed by auto at Union avenue
and East Oak street accident in ga
rage.
September .8, John W. Rothatrom, 340
orana avenue north, ran to catch milk
truck on which he was working,' slipped
and fell beneath rear wheels; driver. C
E- Miller. 802 East Ash street; accident
at Twenty-second and Kearney streeta
September 9, Theodore Gerlach, 910
East Thirteenth street killed at East
Thirteenth and Mason streets ; oaster
wagon ran underneath truck in charge
of Walter 8. CutabalL 394 Grand ave
nue.
September 21, Edward B. Smith. 2.
$29 Kelly street killed when auto his
mother was driving overturned at -East
Eighty-second and Powell streets.
September 28. Dan Leone. 84 East
Sixty-second street, getting off street
car and run down by auto driven by
Gaetinl Busselll, 428 East Forty-fourth
street; accioenr. at East Sixty-second
and Gllsan streets. , r v :
October 7, Paul Eugene Hauner. 6,
493 East Thirty-third street ran out in
street in- front of . auto driven by "Lee
rotter, 4e uoucn street; accident at
East 'Thirty-fourth and Division streets.
uctooer a. Mrs. Mattie Garriaus. Silver
Court apartments, run down. by. motor
cycle enven t oy Donald -Connors, 608
Alder street, - at Broadwav and om.
.vciooer, sijuugene Jtt Sherman, Morris
boteV killed :bv collision between two au-
tGVjtgimMtf n Ccaasf
oji Qijr ness, Soreness. Grsrra.
el tor Marina wfcea your Lree feed tuZ.
arts XSy UemedrXcXw
RECORD OF i
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tomobltoa at Eleventh and Montgomery
streets; drivers of autos. George Ray
burn, Navarre hotel, and Edward Knox.
80S Eleventh street. '
October 14, Washington Cleveland, 276
'Margin street pedestrian ran down by
auto IB charge of M. H. NewviUe, Carl
ton, Or. Accident at ' Broadway- and i
Gtisaa street : -:- -v -v ' -
October 26, Mrs. Minnie Jaeger. Rus
selvllle, Portland. Collision f between
two autos at East Thirty-thlM street
and Sandy boulevard. Autos In charge
of P. E. Jaeger, son of woman, and G.
E. ' Sanderson, I2S Washington street
November . Harold C Smith, 1T71
East Eleventh street-- playing around
Seliwood . ear baros and run over by
a w. p. train.
November 18. Cart M. Henaei Twelfth
and Mala . streets, struck by auto, at
Front and Mill streets. Auto tn charge
of Walter A. Brooks. 6110 Forty-first
avenue southeast Hense Jay walking.
November 18. VloU May Cummings,
982 Division street killed by auto of
Joe Mielke, 872 Grand avenue , north, at
ast Thirty-second and Division streets.
Mielke charged with manslaughter and
driving while intoxicated. i . ' .
. November 21, Gustav Johnson. 665
East Sixty-second street north.. Col
lision of two. automobiles . at East
Eighty-second and Powell streeta Driv
en of machines C. J. Aimemon, 1608
Mississippi f avenue, and M. Underwood.
613 Columbia boulevard. Johnson ria-
Ing in Anderson's machine.
November 28, r., ri. 1 nomas, invt
Albina avenue. Pedestrian struck oy
streetcar at Albina avenue and Simpson
street
(OonUsuei fie Pas Oaa)
coins ahead regardless of Any statement
from the White House In fact It Is sol
widely aeoepted among the Democrats :
that Mr. Wilson will not run for a third
term that the only thing that la awaited ;
with tense interest is what Mir. Wilson
may choose to say about the type of
man who should be riven tne; standard
of the -Democratic party in the next
campaign.
It Is. confidently expected that Mr.
Wilson will blase the way with a state
ment, of principles which he himself con
siders fundamental in this day and age.
On the other hand, it is Very likely that
the president will not take any jart
himself tn the nomination contest- The
fact that William McAdoo, his own son-
in-law, is being pushed forward as a
candidate by many Wilson Democrats
is one embarrassment and the fact that
the president himself does not believe
the. Democratic party should be dictated
to on the subject of nominations is quite
another. But there seems no ques
tion that Mr. Wilson will be found
Indorsing the choice of the convention
and even aidlnsr in the campaign.
All, SEEK HIS AID .,
Far from being out of pontics, Mr.
Wilson is an active factor to be reckoned
with in the next campaign, and practi
cally every one of the candidates who
Is now being boomed would not object
to Mr; Wilson's help if he could get it
So far as the third term is concerned
It is an open secret that Mr. Wilson
never intended to run for reelection.
There are enough individuals, friends
and political committeemen, who have
ksown positively of his Intentions for
long time. Indeed, it is a fact the
when Mr. Wilson was at Paris he waar
so much upset by .the reports pread lr
opponents in the United States to the
affect that he was'Planaing the League
of Nations so as ttf preside aver- It ttr
that he wanted to use .it as a vehicle
jot a uiiru, ivrro ui. 10 iuniseu v
Issue a statement at that time renouns
Inr all third term ambitions and declar
ing this intention to return to private
life at the end of his present term.
Political advisers on this aide of the
Atlantic , feared it would have a bad
effect on the treaty fight if Mr. Wilson
made such a statement, as they believed
it was necessary to keep the Democratic
party solidly behind the treaty and also
to dangle before the Republicans the
possibility that the president himself
might appeal to the people in 1920 if
the league wereinade a party Issue.
That . President Wilson has long In
tended to retire at the end of his present
term is unquestionably true. But when
he does make- known his intentions he
will, on the other hand, use the, occa
sion not merely to start off a presidential
race, as would be the case if he made
a statement to the Jackson day dinner.
but to forward the cause of liberalism.
which he holds is paramount. In an age
that Is full of the hysteria of reaction
that always follows a war.
Attorneys Differ
Upon Validity of
Special City Levy
Fredrick V. Holroen's opinion that
the 2 mill, tax Increase passed by the
voters of the city November 12 last Is
Invalid is not held by City Attorney La
Roche. Hoi man stated to the city council
Wednesday that the right of raising
taxes lies not within a few people in a
commonwealth, but is guarded try a
rigid constitution. He quotes as au
thority Justice Harris of the supreme
court who ruled against the right of
tar increase in the case of the gas com
pany and the 3 per cent tax. Holmen
further states that under the state con
stitution and 6 mill tax limits tlon. the
special 2 mill tax increase Is invalid.
?I believe the city charter comes un
der the. constitution, which would give
the voters power to Increase tsxatibn.
declared LaRoche. "I cannot see any
reason why the special 2 mill tax could
be held invalid.-
Following Mayor Baker's suggestion,
LaRoche win hold a conference Friday
with Holman In order to reach an under
standing on the subject.
Common
Suggests Cherry's
"".CHEKT CHAT,
"THE Cherry Way of
a "buying, clothes is
the common sense way
, Jt la the wav that
' saves you dollars and
cents the way that
makes a small income
. do the duty of a large
. 1 lr. .I . Oood ekthea are so
WT J vitally important to
- - ness - and social life
that nothing should . be permitted ... to
stand in the way. of having them and
Cherry's plan makes it possible for you
to drees In the beet of style for. a few
dollars a month.' ' 1 .
- Our departments for: both men and
women feature nationally advertised
apparel of quality and -the values are
remarkable.
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Legislature Will Be - Asked to
Authorize Commission to Set
Aside $100,000; for Purpose.
Salem, Jan. 1. Broad powers
for-the physical and vocational re
habilitation of industrial cripples fa
Oregon will be bestowed upon the
state industrial accident commission
if : the legislative nrogram adopted
by the sub-committee of the confer
ence committee of 15 recently named
to consider proposed Increases in
compensation for injured workmen,
ia passed by the special session of
the legislature next month.
At the meeting of the sub-committee
at Portland, Tuesday. If" was agreed to
ask the legislature to authorise the com
mission to set aside 3100,000 from the
present available funds for rehabilita
tion purposes and to divert tW per cent
of all yearly receipts hereafter for that
purpose. This fund, which it Is esti
mated would amount to approximately
850,000 a year, would be used by the
commission tn restoring injured work
men to a semblance of their normal
functioning capacities and training these
cripples in vocations to whlcH they are
adapted. Attorney General Brown will
be asked to. draft a bill covering; this
proposed legislation immediately. Pres
ent at the Portland conference were B.
T. icBaln of the Crown Willamette
Paper; company : C. N. Rynerson, pub
lisher of the Labor Press, and Dr. Thar
aldsen. William A. Marshall and Will
T. Kirk of the Industrial accident com
mission were also tn attendance.
SORENSEN ALLOWED
TO ESCAPE JAIL TERM
, (Continued frosr Page Oaa)
who survived Mrs. Smith. Sorensen wasi
again acquitted by 12 men, and the chil
dren were left destitute. i
In November Sorensen - was again
summoned into court, and was con
victed by Municipal Judge . Rossman
on the charge of reckless driving.
The warren t for his arrest was sworn
out by Carl Turna, driver of a delivery
truck, wbe said that Soren sen's car had
struck his truck at Twenty-third and
Hoort streets. On the same nlaht Soren -
Men is accused of having hit the automo
bile of Mrs. Walter Honeyman, and two
street cars. Attorney Wilbur admitted
to Judge McCourt that Sorensen had
been drinking but maintained that he
i, uui uruua at. me ume ox me acci
rftSsnts. Sorensen made reparation of $500 for
the damage done Mrs. Honevman'a er.
Ha was prosecuted on only one count,
that 'of ouylng a.roer. although at the
thne It, wis claimed that he had had
uvea yver accidents within an hour, and
had been drinking previous to operating
the machine. It was then that he re
ceived: the 3600 fine and was sentenced
to sence sx, months in the county jail.
It was the appeal from this decision that
led to the judgment handed down Wed
nesday, sustaining the fine, but paroling
him on the jail sentence during good be
havior. 'J
VTILBCH 8PBI5G8 8UKPRISE :
Wednesday morninsr at ll oVlook Wil
bur appeared before Judge Gatens and
sprang a surprise, when he announcedj
am intention 01 pleading guilty: and
throwing himself on the mercy of the
eourt The other jurists. Tucker, Mc
Court, Kavanaugh. Stapleton and Tax-
well, were asked to sit jointly on the
ease by Judge Gatens, because, as he
stated later, he feared that he would be
prejudiced against Sorensen. Wilbur
made a strong bid for sympathy on the
part of bis client, stating that his physi
cal condition and advanced age . were
such that to serve out the sentence would
probably mean his death. Dra. J. J.
Patton -and Max Rosendoftf were or
dered by the court to examine Sorensen
and determine his physical status.
xne court reconvenea at z o ciock. bo
rensen sat oy nimseli, . nuaaiod into a
corner, and Sobbing continually. Both
doctors testified . that his health was
above the normal, and that his heart
action was good. A prison sentence.
they declared, would not necessarily
harm him.
80IIE$SE9 HYSTERICAL
A state of hysteria, bordering upon
maanity, had been caused by the de
zenaanrs constant thought and worry
on the subject they said. As the damn
ing evidence of the medical men was
Impressed upon the Judges, Sorensen
sobbed aloud. The doctors testified
that during - his examination; Sorensen
had repeatedly told them that his par.
ents had died of tuberculosis some years
before and that he had once had symp
toms of the disease. No traces of It
could be found, and he was in remark
able health, considering his age of 89
years, the doctors said
HAD SOME DBIKK8
Attorney Wilbur based his plea for
leniency largely on the grounds that
Sorensen was charged with only one
minor traffic violation, that of cutting
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a corner, and that It would be almost
criminal to- send a man to prison for
such a slight offense. He did admit on
the questioning of Judge McCourt, that
Soreoaen had been in other difficulties;
on the same day for which he might
have been Indicted, and . that h bad a
few drinks before entering his machine,
, Edward . T. Lansing and Stanley
Myers, city attorneys, stated that Sor
ensen could a easily have been prose
cuted on the other counts, and that the
fact that only one , was used "Should have
no bearing on the case. They did, how
ever, fail 'to make any recommendation
as to the diaposaU declaring that ; they
would. leave that to the discretion of the
judg-es, K . - . i
The. plea of guilty cam after the re
fusal of Judge Gatens to grant a change
of venue on the appealed case.' At the
time the. Judge said that he did not be
lieve that Soreason could get a. fair
trial , in Multnomah ; county-, but that
the statutes did aot provide for a change
of venue' on a case appealed from a mu
nicipal court. , Wilbur maintained that
public opinion had been so poisoned by
the public press that Sorenson could .not
hope for an impartial Jury. le main
tained that the wealthy lumberman had
been made the object of an unjust per
secution. -- -
OTHERS DON'T GET THE SAME
CONSIDERATION, SAYS LEWIS
"Would yeu- or I be examined by
court doctor It we had committed
sifnllar offense to Sorenaen'a?. aaked
Traffic Captain K. A. Lewis tbismorn
lng of a representative or id Journal.
, "I can't understand the decision
riven by the circuit court Judges. They
didn't find any fault with Judge Boss-
man's decision. They, upheld it, but
didn't enforce the JaH sentence.
: I would like to know on how. many
other cases of a similar nature the
judges ! sit together. I am sure the
court records will show that In nearly
every other case It he Judge did not take
into consideration the mental anguish
Suffered by a prisoner. He imposed
sentence regardless of this condition. If
the prisoner got sick the county physl-cian-was
called and If he deemed It wise
the prisoner was then removed to
hospital and aa officer stationed there
to watch him.
' "It iq a hard proposition to send out
officers and ask them to endanger their
lives when the courts do not' back them
un. Something drastic must be done
at once if we are to cut down the num
ber of accidents.
"I don't know Sorensen personally.
doubt if I could recognise him on the
street. What I have said is without
prejudice. I think Sorensen ought to be
treated the same as any other motorist
who drives an automobile while Intoxl
cated.
"We have a municipal Judge in Port
land who is fair and just. When he
imposes a sentence It ought to be upheld
by the higher courts.
"This case will have" a pronounced
effect upon other reckless drivers. It
will have a tendency to make them
think that they, too, can get hy the
court A, even after committing flagrant
violations of the law.
SOMETHING FUNNY IN SORENSEN
CASE THINKS CHIEF JENKINS
"Sorensen , Is a dangerous man with
an automobile. In my opinion, said Chief
of Police L. V. Jenkins this morning. "I
think there is something funny tn this
case. I'll admit I can't understand It
Sorensen did a lot of wire puinngt before
his case came to trial. He called on me
after I was made chief, and, after con
gratulating me, asked me to do some
thing for him. I told him at the time
that I couldn't conscientiously do any
thing for him.
"So far as Sorenserr-s physical or
mental condition is concerned, I don't
see why that should, bring him leniency.
I understand he was found physically
sound.,. It has been my experience that
everybody suffers mental anguish when
they know a jail sentence is staring
them In the face. I have seen some peo
ple rave for four or five hours. Of
course, I felt sorry for them, but in most
cases they got over It in 48 hours."
Merchants Erect
New Standard as
Guide This Year
'
The Portland Ad ciub adopted its New
Tear resolutions Wednesday at the Ben
son with responses to a roll call during
which each man told how much, more
successful he Intends to be In 1920 than
In 1819 Prises for the funniest most
serious and most eccentric answers were
awarded by E. J. Jaeger, Miles Stand t eh
and Charles F. Berg.
A committee composed, of George
Rauch. J. L. Etheridge and Fred New.
ton waa appointed to cooperate with
other clubs in .retaining for Portland the
Alcazar players. It was declared that
Portland could afford to lose neither the
high quality of entertainment furnished
nor the payroll asset ot so large a com
nanv.
Judge R. G. Morrow conducted an ex
amination irt "What Do Tou Know About
Portland?" which proved so popular it
will be continued next Wednesday.
Pershing Still Urged
To Stay Here Longer
Washington, Jan. 1. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
Senator -Chamberlain has not given up
efforts to persuade General Pershing
to devote more than one afternoon to
Portland. General Moseley. who leaves
Washington January 4 to Join Pershing
on his western trip, will discuss with
Pershing possible' changes of itinerary
to permit a longer stay in roniano,
and hac-hopes that this can be worked
ou.
9t
at FOURTH . ; i
Morrow Leaves for
Democratic National
Meet in Washington
Dr. J. W. Morrow. Democratic national.
committeeman for Oregon, left last night
tor Washington, D. C accompanied by
Mrs. Morrow, where he will attend; the
meeting of tho" national, committee,
which has been called 'for January 3,
Jackson day.
Aside from the business meetlnr of he
national committee, at which the time
and place of the national convention will
be determined and general preliminary
pians laid for -the conduct of the coming
presidential campaign, - ah "elaborate
Jackson day, banquet will be given in
the evening. This will be attended by
the members of the national, committee,
and national leaders of the partyr' gen
erally, it being the -current,, expectation
that at that time some definite announce
ments may be made as to candidates for
the Democratic nomination for presl-
nent . .
Dr. Morrow expects to be absent from
Portland for a couple' of weeks, if not
longer, during which time he and. Mrs.
Morrow will visit with friends In Wash
ington and other Eastern and. Middle
Western cities. , v . -
Two Are Injured
By Bomb Intended
To Destroy Plant
Oakland. CaL, Jan. 1. (I. N. S.V
James Hamilton and his brother, Kd
ward, employes of the East Bay Water
company at the pumping plant at Web
ster and Claremont avenues, Berkeley
were slightly Injured late last night
when a bomb which they found on the
steps of the station was exploded.
No damage was done, the station by
the explosion. . !
The bomb was contained in a oan
amtSt five Inches In helghtVnd wrapped
In paper. It was labeled "From 8, 0. 8."
The police advance no theory as to
the reason for making the attempt to
destroy trie plant
British Hope Dutoh
Refuse to Deliver
Kaiser for-Trial
London. Jan. L(U. P.) Great Brit
ain will welcome refusal by Holland to
deliver the former kaiser for trial, It
was ' Indicated In official circles today.
It even was hinted that the. Britten
through diplomatic exchanges, already
may have conveyed this knowledge to
the Dutch government
WE WISH
YOU A
HAPPY
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ness. Such an education may be best obtained in this school, under men '
teachers and with young men students.. Students are given individual and
personalaUsnUOBx r" - ' ' ' "
1 Day and Evening' Sea tion .v, '.
New Cla$se Open January 5 s':
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men. New
aro believe to have used'WJilco
hoi aa a substitute for whiifkey la
greeting the new year, occupy beds'
in local hospitals today. All are ex
pected to recover,
The, threey are the only alcohol vl
time to come to the attention of the au
thorltles today.
That the deadly whiskey substftut,
did nbt claim mora "victims Is due,' ol
health officials say, to the activities
the police4' and representatives of t
health 'department who- carried
fight against the use of whiskey su'
tutes into the heart of the loop dlst
New Tear a eve, warning personally
by targe placards prominently dtspla:
in loop oaf ea.' against the use of (Wood
oohbt by New Tear's celebrants:
The city s movie screens were
rhandeered by the police in their effo
to prevent the alcohol victims from
increased during the celebrations. .
Over the signature of Police Chi:
Garrity, the following message was
flashes on the screens In hundreds of
moving picture theatres :
"John Barleycorn is a very, very slrk
man. Ills chances for recovery are re
mote. ' Ills; stock in trade ie in control
of, the government. Many people are try
ing to Imitate him by making .false
boose. 4Don't drink it Death will be
your reward."
In the larger hotels whiskey flowed
freely in celebrations, but it was "old
stock" brought- to the dining rooms and
cafes by the patrons from their own
stocks. Handbags, packing boxes.
steamer trunks and other improvised
boose hampers were to beseen in the
checkrooms of practically all the big
downtown ejatlng places the owners
drawing on their private stocks aa need
ed leaving chauffeurs, maids and
friends to, guard the reserve stoekar -
Police records Show' only one arrest
for drunkenness.
Edlefsen's wish you Happy 1920.-aAdv.
PROSPEROUS
- ' NEW
YEAR
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